conformity quizlet

What Are Three Factors That Explain Why People Conform?

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What Are Three Factors That Explain Why People Conform? Several factors are associated with increased conformity, including larger group size, unanimity, high group cohesion, and perceived higher status of the group. Other factors associated with conformity are culture, gender, age, and importance of stimuli. Why do people conform? People sometimes conform to groups because they

What Causes Conformity?

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What Causes Conformity? The two major motives in conformity are: 1) normative influence, or the tendency to conform in order to gain social acceptance; and 2) informational influence, which is based on the desire to obtain useful information through conformity and achieve a correct or appropriate result. What are the 3 types of conformity? There